Srinagar : Two persons including the truck driver were arrested and around 200 bags of government supply rice meant for black marketing was seized in Kulgam district of south Kashmir. A police spokesman in a statement said that acting on specific information about the misappropriation of rice meant for distribution to the public, Kulgam police […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has ordered the removal of a munsiff, accused of causing loss to the state exchequer by charging insufficient stamp duty, from service on the recommendation of the state high court. “The governor, after having considered and accepted the recommendation of the Hon’ble High Court is pleased to […]
Srinagar : Urging Delhi to understand the significance of resolving Kashmir issue, AIP president Er Rasheed has said that it is strange and horrible to see US President Donald Trump and Indian Government contradicting each other. In a statement issued today, Er Rasheed said that not only India and Pakistan but entire world community must […]
Agencies New Delhi : Recruitment of local youth into militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir is down by 40 per cent, while infiltration from across the border has been reduced by 43 per cent, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday. Replying to a written question in the Rajya Sabha, […]
Uri, Jul 24 (KNS): Body of a girl was retrieved from river Jhelum in Dachi village of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baranulla district on Wednesday. According to reports, locals and Police retrieved her body after hours long operation. The deceased was identified as Rubeena Bano, 18, daughter of Mohammad Anwar Shah, a resident of Dachi […]
Agencies Srinagar : Four Amarnath pilgrims have died over the past 24 hours en route the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the death in this year’s pilgrimage to 30, officials said on Wednesday. “While three pilgrims died on Tuesday, one more pilgrim died this morning due to various causes during their pilgrimage […]
Srinagar : A fresh batch of 2723 yatris on Wednesday left for Amarnath cave in South of Himalayas from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar base camp here. The fleet of 100 vehicles ferrying pilgrims was escorted by CRPF personnel in jeeps and on motorbikes. For Pahalgam route, 1114 male, 220 females, one child, 141 sadhus left […]
Agencies New Delhi : The University Grants Commission on Tuesday (July 23) released a list of 23 fake universities currently operating across the country. The Commission said that the these 23 “self-styled, unrecognized institutions” are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act. UP has the highest number of such colleges, with eight of the 23 […]
Baramulla : Body of a 16-year-old girl was retrieved from river Jhelum in Dachi village of north Kashmir’s Uri Wednesday morning, however fourth day entered the body of Baramulla youth is still untraced. Reports reaching said that locals with the help of Police retrieved the body of Rubeena Bano (16) daughter of Mohammad Anwar Shah, […]
Agencies NEW DELHI: There was no discussion on Kashmir in the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan recently and there is no question of any mediation on the issue, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. Making a statement in Lok Sabha, Singh said mediation on the Kashmir issue […]